Join us in celebrating our 2023 graduates! Graduation ceremony for Whitley Keimig (early graduate) will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20th. The senior class of 2023 (Damon Raprager, Clayton Hofmeister, Kara Reed, Garrett Davis, Jada Errecart, Ace Becker, Colter Howell) will follow with their commencement at 2:00 p.m. in the Stanford School gym.
It is almost time for the annual Stanford Bike a thon! Friday, May 19th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kids will begin asking for pledges for family and friends so that they can earn money for upgrades to their school playground. This year the 6th grade will be offering prizes for each K-6th grade level-1 prize for top money earner and 1 prize for top lap earner. Thank you for the support of the Stanford Elementary!
The DGSG Bearcats Sports Banquet will be held Monday, May 15th @Stanford City Hall beginning @6 p.m. with soup, muffins, drinks, plates & silverware being provided by Stanford School & Booster Club. We ask Denton & Geraldine School parents to provide desserts for the potluck and Geyser & Stanford School parents to provide salads/side dishes.
Our Pre School Screening that was scheduled for today has been postponed until Monday, April 24th. Those of you who were already scheduled, we will be reaching out to you. If anyone is interested in signing their child up, you can call the school at 406-566-2265.
Changes: To make up for one of the Snow Days we had to take, it has been decided to have school this Friday, April 21st. There are a lot of things going on that day, so the day will look a little different.Friday is District Music Festival in Lewistown. The plan is to have ALL Junior High and High School students leave the school at 9:00 and then go bowling at Snowy Lanes from 10:00-12:00. Sack lunches will be provided. Those students NOT participating in Music Festival will return back to school. School will dismiss at 1:00.
Elementary students will have classes and workshops in the morning with an early release time of 1:00. Buses will run at this time.
Elementary students participating in Missoula Children's Theater will have practice at 1:00, after dismissal.
CMMC will once again offer a Sports Physical Clinic for all students incoming grades 5th-12th at Stanford School on Thursday, May 25th beginning @ 8 a.m. and running up until early afternoon. Please call CMMC Office Number for scheduling: 406.538.4110
Also, please bring completed forms (privacy forms and MHSA physical) with you to your scheduled time! Forms can be found under "Documents" and then "DGSG Sports Schedule and Forms". This physical will work for the 2023-2024 school year.
Missoula Children's Theater is almost here!
-Next Monday, April 17th, 2 members of the Missoula Children's Theater will be here to teach/train our Stanford School students the play, Little Red Robin Hood. All K2-12th grade Stanford students are invited to try out for parts scheduled for Monday, April 17th @ 3:45 p.m. Parts will be assigned and practice will then follow Monday-Friday followed by performances on Saturday, April 22nd in Stanford Auditorium.
Finally, JHBB tourney time is here! Games begin @ 2 p.m. today with both our Bearcat teams earning the #1 seed and first game of their respective tourney.
Bearcat Boys will play Highwood in Geyser at 2 p.m.-Geraldine drives- bus leaves @ 12:15 p.m.; pickup in Stanford @ 1 p.m.; Arrive in Geyser by 1:15 p.m.
Bearcat Girls will play GFCC in Stanford at 2 p.m.- Coach Katie leaves @ 12:15 p.m., arrive in Stanford around 1 p.m.
With wins @ 2 p.m., teams will turn around and play again @ 6 p.m.
Just a reminder, since this is a tourney, regular passes do not work. Single Day Gate Admission-Adults-$6, Students/Seniors-$4. All Session and All Tourney Passes also available- Adults $18 and Students/Seniors $10. This gains entry to both Geyser and Stanford and each day. Available at the door!
Dear Parents/Guardian,
As the HS and JH basketball seasons wrap up, we are looking to have a fun Little Bearcat Basketball Season. This would be for our k1-5th grade students. We would like to offer practices on Tuesday and Thursday during the month of April (Thursday, April 6th, Tuesday, April 11th, Thursday, April 13th, Tuesday, April 18th and Thursday, April 20th) from 5:30-6:30pm in the Stanford gym. On Tuesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 27th Mr. Neumann will lead students in games.
We are looking for a few grownups to assist in leading/coaching the practices in April and for the scrimmages. If you would be interested in helping, please let me know.
Thank you!
Meredith Phillipe (mphillie@stanford.k12.mt.us)
MCT is coming! Missoula Children's Theatre will be in Stanford on April 17th-22nd and they are looking for interested K-12th grade thespians! Audition on Monday, April 17th @ 3:45 p.m. A wonderful experience for all kids!
HS Track Season has begun. Tracksters will be busy fine tuning their skills in between snow storms! Please see the preliminary DGS Track Schedule. More changes/additions to come.
Our 2nd school ski day is coming up on Thursday March 23rd. Please return permission slips and money to the school by Tuesday, March 14th! Permission slips are being sent home.
Spring Picture Day is coming up on Wednesday, March 8th with Ubet Photography! There will not be any picture packets sent home. Nancy will take the pictures and then afterwards, she will send out a mock-up for you to view and order if you would like. Pre-school parents may bring in their child if they would like spring pictures taken.
It's that time of year again! Projected start of the 2023 Stanford Driver’s Ed. Classes will be Monday, April 3rd Requirements: 14 ½ yrs. old by Monday, April 3rd (if your birthdate is close, please sign up anyway and Mr. V will take applicants based upon total enrollees and allowance from DMV) I will have a hard copy signup @ the Stanford front office or a digital sign-up at the Stanford School website if you would like to sign-up there. Sign-up is due by the conclusion of Monday, March 6th. A parent/student meeting will be scheduled for Monday, April 3rd to answer all questions. If you have questions that are needed now, vvonbergen@stanford.k12.mt.us; or 406-868-0164. Here is the link to a Google Form which will register your student.
https://forms.gle/m3BYsTXC2ecpzYFw7
Good evening, Stanford families!
Thank you for letting us choose safety today.
We WILL be open as usual on Wednesday. I went out this afternoon and drove roads for a couple hours, including most of our bus routes. They have now been plowed and the wind has died down to limit drifting while letting visibility improve.
A normal day on Wednesday. But bundle up! It is chilly out there!
Thank you again for your continued support of the school!
Mr. C
We have tentatively rescheduled Tuesday's cancelled JHBB games to:
Thursday, Feb. 23rd
DGSG vs. TCT @ Hobson
Girls B 4 p.m./Girls A 5 p.m./Boys B 6 p.m./Boys A 7 p.m.
(Geraldine drives-leave @ 2 p.m.; pickup Denton @ Junction @ 2:30 p.m.; Geyser leaves @ 2:30 p.m.; leave Stanford @ 2:45 p.m.)
Hello Stanford Families!
Mother Nature is putting on quite a show today and looks like she will take it up a notch overnight and tomorrow. We are going to be proactive vs. reactive. We will do school remotely tomorrow, Tuesday, February 21st. Teachers are making plans and will send some things home with the kids today.
I know it seems like we have had a lot of closure this year. We have. But I will always err toward caution when it comes to your kids' safety. Going remote will prevent us from having an additional makeup day later in the year.
I've been out on the roads today and the limited plowing has done its best to keep up with the snowfall, but it is a lot. Tomorrow has high winds and plummeting temperatures forecast. I would rather we all plan for remote today versus scramble for closure tomorrow.
The amazing staff here was up for the challenge and will do their best to make it an educationally productive day for the kids.
Thank you for all your support.
Ski Cards and forms are being sent home. Please return by next TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST. Any questions, please contact Mr. Tempel (K1-5), or Mr. Neumann (6-12). Our school ski days are Thursday March 9 and Thursday March 23.
No cheer tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 8th!
We will have little bearcat basketball this Friday at the Stanford Home game. K-2 grades will play during halftime of GV and grades 3-5 will play during halftime of BV, just like in Jan. Please meet in the elementary hallway 2 minutes before half time.